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right now america's debt is 53% of the total economy. deficit hawks like robert biggs by were quoted in washington times said this, the basic challenge is political and we've gotten to a situation where the spending promises we made can't be financed with the levels of taxation we've agreed upon. getting out of that dynamic requires either cutting back on the spending promises or raising taxes. those are politically explosive choices. will the president have to consider raising taxes on the middle class if he's going to be serious about taking on the debt? >> david, as you know, the president does not support raising taxes on people making less than $250,000 a year. the president recognizes that our deficits are too high and they're going to have to come down overtime. look what he's done when he came into office. he came in and cut taxes as he should have on 95% of working families, provided incentives to business to stimulate private investment. he's committed to bring the deficits down. he's outlined a very hard ambitious set of propo
right now america's debt is 53% of the total economy. deficit hawks like robert biggs by were quoted in washington times said this, the basic challenge is political and we've gotten to a situation where the spending promises we made can't be financed with the levels of taxation we've agreed upon. getting out of that dynamic requires either cutting back on the spending promises or raising taxes. those are politically explosive choices. will the president have to consider raising taxes on the...
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somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. i'm ed whitacre, from general motors. a lot of americans didn't agree with giving gm a second chance. quite frankly, i can respect that. we want to make this a company all americans can be proud of again. that's why i'm here to announce we have repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule. but there's still more to do. our goal is to exceed every expectation you've set for us. we're putting people back to work, designing, building, and selling the best cars and trucks in the world. with our 100,000-mile, 5-year powertrain warranty to guarantee the quality. and the unmatched life-saving technology of onstar to help keep you safe. from new energy solutions. to the designs of tomorrow. we invite you to take a look at the new gm. >>> back to "hardball." now for the "sideshow." first of all, it's not a sideshow when it's your money
somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. i'm ed whitacre, from general motors. a lot of americans didn't agree with giving gm a second chance. quite frankly, i can respect that. we want to make this a company all americans can be proud of again. that's why i'm here to announce we have repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of...
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somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> i'm brian shactman with your cnbc "market wrap." stocks wobbling to a mix finish a flood of corporate earnings today. the dow jones industrial's up about eight points but s&p 500 slipping 1.34 points. the nasdaq added 4 points to the plus side. >>> starbucks posting better than expected and boosting its full-year outlook. shares moving higher in after-hours trading. >>> but ebay shares selling off on earnings coming in flat to slightly better than expected. and. >>> then there's boeing which finished at the to the dow. with shares soaring nearly 4% but it did lower its outlook. >>> at&t shares dipping slightly despite topping forecast. the
somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> i'm brian shactman with your cnbc "market wrap." stocks...
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somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. so, at national, i go right past the counter... and you get to choose any car in the aisle. choose any car? you cannot be serious! okay. seriously, you choose. go national. go like a pro. >>> who has more money for november, democrats or republicans? well the democratic congressional campaign committee ended march with $26 million in cash on hand, compared to just $10 million the national republican congressional committee had in the bank. during march alone the dccc had it around $1 million while the rnc down under $10. >>> welcome back to "hardball." president obama's gearing up today to press his case for wall street cleanup. tomorrow he's going up to new york, and today about 1:30 he told cnbc's chief washington correspondent, john harwood that wall street's wild gambles have to come to an end. john harwood joins us now, along with savannah guthrie, who is a white house
somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. so, at national, i go right past the counter... and you get to choose any car in the aisle. choose any car? you cannot be serious! okay. seriously, you choose. go national. go like a pro. >>> who has more money for november, democrats or republicans? well the democratic congressional campaign committee ended...
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donny deutsch is going to host a special today called "america the angry" at 3:00 p.m. eastern. [ female announcer ] sometimes you need tomorrow to finish what you started today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's new motrin pm. no other medicine, not even advil pm, is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. new motrin pm. right now, walmart has rolled back prices on top lawn care brands like poulan pro, brute by briggs & stratton, pennington, scotts and spectracide. along with thousands of others all over the store. it's rollback time! save money. live better. walmart. >>> the same plant that gives us tequila may have a bone benefit. researchers study benefit frs the plant and found it helps bones absorb more cal sum from food. however, before you grab that margarita, experts say this is burned off when changed into alcohol. >>> president obama called her the god mother of the civil rights movement and at 98 years old, she passed away. >> reporter: when dr. martin luther king jr. delivered his most famous and powerful speech -- >> i have a dream --
donny deutsch is going to host a special today called "america the angry" at 3:00 p.m. eastern. [ female announcer ] sometimes you need tomorrow to finish what you started today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's new motrin pm. no other medicine, not even advil pm, is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. new motrin pm. right now, walmart has rolled back prices on top lawn care brands like poulan pro, brute by briggs & stratton, pennington, scotts and...
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not a great thing to be doing in america these days. we start with the senate race up in pennsylvania. joining me right now is senator arlen specter. senator specter, thank you for coming on tonight. i want you to talk about your tv ad running in pennsylvania right now. here's the ad, we're going to run it free for you. i want you to respond to why you're running it right now. here it is. let's listen. >> joe sestak. releeved of duty in the navy for creating a poor command climate. joe sestak, the worst attendance of any pennsylvania congressman. and near the bottom of the entire congress. last year alone, sestak missed 127 votes. he says the missed votes weren't important. he went campaigning instead. let's say no to no-show joe. >> and here's part of a web video your campaign put out last summer, let's watch that and we have one more to show. all three of them we're showing tonight. >> he wants you to vote for him. but doesn't vote for us. joe sestak, awol for pennsylvania. >> i'm arlen specter and i approved this message. >> here's a
not a great thing to be doing in america these days. we start with the senate race up in pennsylvania. joining me right now is senator arlen specter. senator specter, thank you for coming on tonight. i want you to talk about your tv ad running in pennsylvania right now. here's the ad, we're going to run it free for you. i want you to respond to why you're running it right now. here it is. let's listen. >> joe sestak. releeved of duty in the navy for creating a poor command climate. joe...
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>> the health care bill is bad for america. and now you have another theme here, you know, is what the president doing here bad for america in terms of space exploration? >> what's health care got to do with the space program? two words, barack obama, his critics just like hitting his agenda as bad for america. why? you bother to ask because it's obama's. in related news, when it comes to the space race, it turns out old battles die hard. republican congressman todd aiken put out a statement. invoking the danger of catch this, the soviet union. congressman aiken wrote in his press release, the cancellation of the space shuttle's replacement will effectively leave the united states reliant upon the soviet union to grant us access to low-earth orbit. as a member of the armed services committee i'm very concerned with that possibility. well that press release was later revised to say russian federation in place of soviet union. you got to credit "huffington post" for that catch. i guess congressman aiken and his staff are still op
>> the health care bill is bad for america. and now you have another theme here, you know, is what the president doing here bad for america in terms of space exploration? >> what's health care got to do with the space program? two words, barack obama, his critics just like hitting his agenda as bad for america. why? you bother to ask because it's obama's. in related news, when it comes to the space race, it turns out old battles die hard. republican congressman todd aiken put out a...
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somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. a tornado hits, air life denver takes off... their night-vision goggles keeping the rescue mission safe... and powering those goggles-- the only battery air life trusts: duracell. trusted everywhere. to an excellent getaway. get a four-star hotel at a two-star price from hotwire and have extra money for shopping or a night out. hotwire has special deals with hotels. when hotels have unsold rooms they use hotwire to fill them, so you get them at ridiculously low prices. like four stars in chicago, hotwire hot rate from $76. hotwire.com. four-star hotels. two-star prices. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com save big on car rentals too. from $13.95 a day.
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where in america do the weed-smokers like to call their urban homes? well, we'll tell you right after this, it's in the "by the numbers." to stay on top of my game after 50, i switched to a complete multivitamin with more. only one a day men's 50+ advantage... has gingko for memory and concentration. plus support for heart health. ( crowd roars ) that's a great call. one a day men's. i thought you said carl was our best presentation guy. [ worker ] well, he is. last week he told my team about fedex office print online for our presentations. we upload it to fedex office, then they print, bind, and ship it. the presentation looks good, right? yes, but -- you didn't actually bring carl with you. good morning! but i digress. [ male announcer ] we understand. you need presentations done right. and right now save 20% on all online printing purchases. visit fedex.com/print. somewhere in america... there's a home by the sea powered by the wind on the plains. there's a hospital where technology has a healing touch. there's a factory giving old industries new li
where in america do the weed-smokers like to call their urban homes? well, we'll tell you right after this, it's in the "by the numbers." to stay on top of my game after 50, i switched to a complete multivitamin with more. only one a day men's 50+ advantage... has gingko for memory and concentration. plus support for heart health. ( crowd roars ) that's a great call. one a day men's. i thought you said carl was our best presentation guy. [ worker ] well, he is. last week he told my...
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the 68-year-old compared an extraterrestrial visit to christopher columbus arriving in the americas, which, quote, didn't turn out very well for the native americans. after using rogaine for a while, i went to my stylist and she said hair was growing back... i was like, yes, this works... [ male announcer ] only rogaine is proven to regrow hair in 85% of guys. puhh puhh puhh putt and that's it. [ male announcer ] stop losing. start gaining. >>> following breaking news coming into our newsroom. the former university of tennessee student charged with hacking sarah palin's e-mail will not testify in his own defense. his attorney said the defense will rest their case after putting one witness on the stand. he's accused of trying to derail her campaign run when he accessed her personal e-mail in 2008. the prosecution rested its case on friday after sarah palin herself took the stand. he faces up to 50 years in prison if he's found guilty. >>> we in arizona have been more than patient waiting for washington to absent. but decades of federal inaction and misguided policy have created a dang
the 68-year-old compared an extraterrestrial visit to christopher columbus arriving in the americas, which, quote, didn't turn out very well for the native americans. after using rogaine for a while, i went to my stylist and she said hair was growing back... i was like, yes, this works... [ male announcer ] only rogaine is proven to regrow hair in 85% of guys. puhh puhh puhh putt and that's it. [ male announcer ] stop losing. start gaining. >>> following breaking news coming into our...
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historically in the colonial period, north and south america, we took what we needed. we took australia, or took what we needed from africa. speaking of the way the european community spread out. we never really backed off that model. we take resources we need. we take everything. we don't give enough back. we're crossing over a threshold where the earth is not going to be able to sustain us. >> why do you think business fights concerns about climate, about energy depletion, about the need to find renewables? why do they fight it? the people from the oil patch, oklahoma especially, constantly carping and denying. people like glenn beck making a living by not telling the truth. >> if you make your living in oil and the answer is a different answer, a different solution, and renewable energy like wind or solar or something like that, you'll deny that answer exists or probably going to deny that the problem exists. that's what these kind of professional deniers and skeptics are doing. they're swaying the public dialogue away from this major crisis that's looming. >> the f
historically in the colonial period, north and south america, we took what we needed. we took australia, or took what we needed from africa. speaking of the way the european community spread out. we never really backed off that model. we take resources we need. we take everything. we don't give enough back. we're crossing over a threshold where the earth is not going to be able to sustain us. >> why do you think business fights concerns about climate, about energy depletion, about the...
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true on wall street in america. that is, the freedom to succeed has to include the freedom to fail. i think you create a accountability. you bring about some reforms in these ratings organizations, so that the consumers and investors have credible information. you throw in gse reform, you reject too big to fail. i think the marketplace will sort out itself. >> i couldn't agree with you more. i appreciate the conversation and looking forward to more from the republican leadership on all of those issues. >>> as lawmakers battle over the future of the reform, new developments in the crisis commission. gambling with our money in secret. this week the commission slapped the credit rating agency who goes largely unreformed under the president or the democrats' reform plan with a subpoena after investigators determine the company was not complying with document requests. the first subpoena the panel has issued to force compliance. think of these ratings agencies as the ones that are rubber-stamping effectively the toxic bo
true on wall street in america. that is, the freedom to succeed has to include the freedom to fail. i think you create a accountability. you bring about some reforms in these ratings organizations, so that the consumers and investors have credible information. you throw in gse reform, you reject too big to fail. i think the marketplace will sort out itself. >> i couldn't agree with you more. i appreciate the conversation and looking forward to more from the republican leadership on all of...
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we're talking about millions and billions of dollars and yet, everybody wants america to do well, but they're not feeling like those policies are helping them. even though the economy seems to be in better shape. >> i agree with you 100%. i think that people see a kind of washington-wall street industrial complex where they're scratching each other's backs, but not taking care of everybody else. i think we ought to be careful about how we manage that. >> thank you both very much. >>> up next, janet napolitano joining us live right here to talk about her deep concerns over the crackdown on illegal immigration in arizona. everything is better with swanson broth in it. made with garden vegetables and sun-drenched herbs. the secret is swanson, 100% natural chicken broth. [ speaking native language ] [ moans ] [ speaking native language ] ♪ [ speaking native language ] [ male announcer ] doctors have been saying it forever. let's take a look. [ male announcer ] but they've never actually been able to do it like this. let's take a look. [ male announcer ] v-scan from ge healthcare. a pock
we're talking about millions and billions of dollars and yet, everybody wants america to do well, but they're not feeling like those policies are helping them. even though the economy seems to be in better shape. >> i agree with you 100%. i think that people see a kind of washington-wall street industrial complex where they're scratching each other's backs, but not taking care of everybody else. i think we ought to be careful about how we manage that. >> thank you both very much....
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santor santorum's america foundation pac, $1.2 million. isn't the mission of fox news and these people to give a strong townatifoundation to the republican party? do you see it digitally? >> if we had to look and say does fox news lean toward the right? of course it does. does msnbc lean toward the left? of course it does. look at how many shows msnbc has on every night that does nothing but hammer the republican party, the tea party and everybody else you mentioned there. they also employ a significant amount of people who work for democrats who now are -- >> i don't disagree with you on that. i can't speak for the other hosts. i'm a progressive. i'm a lefty. there are some republicans i like. you're one of them. >> thank you. >> you know, the fact is that -- i'm not out there raising money and i'm not out charging tickets for tea parties for candidates and everything else. what's the mission of fox news? >> here's why i don't have a problem with this. people know this. this is transparency. people who watch that -- the tv show, who watch
santor santorum's america foundation pac, $1.2 million. isn't the mission of fox news and these people to give a strong townatifoundation to the republican party? do you see it digitally? >> if we had to look and say does fox news lean toward the right? of course it does. does msnbc lean toward the left? of course it does. look at how many shows msnbc has on every night that does nothing but hammer the republican party, the tea party and everybody else you mentioned there. they also...
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if she does, she will earn herself a place in the history of liberties in america. an update on the ice landic volcano, and the ash cloud that crippled travel and created the most beautiful images of the year. good news, british air space reopened. the first plane to land at heathrow in almost a week. throughout europe about half of today's scheduled departures will get off the ground. this evening, in addition to britain some airports have opened in germany, italy, the czech republic, russia and the netherlands. planes are able to fly because the ash cloud is lower. allowing any high eight attitude jet that can fly at 20,000 feet to fly above it. that is the good news. the bad news, the airline industry estimates it has cost more than $1 billion. because of 95,000 canceled flights. also this volcano is not the only volcano in town. there is another, much bigger volcano in iceland if you go by the historical pattern may erupt in the next six months. i know that is a weird thing to predict and there's no gauge tees here, but this other, bigger volcano has done so eve
if she does, she will earn herself a place in the history of liberties in america. an update on the ice landic volcano, and the ash cloud that crippled travel and created the most beautiful images of the year. good news, british air space reopened. the first plane to land at heathrow in almost a week. throughout europe about half of today's scheduled departures will get off the ground. this evening, in addition to britain some airports have opened in germany, italy, the czech republic, russia...
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>> also one of america's largest exports. announcement that there will be a cirque du soleil show featuring his songs in vegas. >> like the beatles show. >> exactly. this is something we heard about when his estate was being settled in the earlier days. that this was a possibility. it's actually going to happen. the shows begin in 2012. they haven't said which property it'll be. but it will be an mgm mirage property, most likely. the money earned from the show gets split 50/50 between the production and the estate. and the estate still gets the rights to michael jackson's likeness. things that are sold at the show, and that's how you really make a lot of money, the merchandising, that's going to the estate. >> thank you, courtney. a lot going on there. >>> you can check out thescoop.msnbc.com. >>> helicopters were on the scene today when a daring deer dashed into a drugstore near philadelphia. then came darting back out. it nearly fell, then scampered across the parking lot, sprinted across the street. it happened in ardmore,
>> also one of america's largest exports. announcement that there will be a cirque du soleil show featuring his songs in vegas. >> like the beatles show. >> exactly. this is something we heard about when his estate was being settled in the earlier days. that this was a possibility. it's actually going to happen. the shows begin in 2012. they haven't said which property it'll be. but it will be an mgm mirage property, most likely. the money earned from the show gets split 50/50...
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so that's america. it'll only be that way if everybody realizes you can argue and you can yell at each other but don't clench your fist and hit somebody. >> speaking of clen ching yochi fist, you guys, hey, we've got two sides. look at what's happened with bullying in the schools. there's been bullying since the beginning of history. it's going to a new level, whether caught on videos, videotaping themselves as they're bullying. a girl killed herself and still you contend there's not a heightened level of tension, of anger, of fear in this country that could lead to more unimaginable things? no concern of that at all? take the bullying for instance. >> well, the bullying, donny, i'll tell you, you said it earlier. it's something that's been going on in school for decades, for years. i mean, not even decades. for centuries. the only difference today is people have cell phones and all types of ways to document it. but it's the same thing that's been going on. you cover whatever issue it is. hazing in coll
so that's america. it'll only be that way if everybody realizes you can argue and you can yell at each other but don't clench your fist and hit somebody. >> speaking of clen ching yochi fist, you guys, hey, we've got two sides. look at what's happened with bullying in the schools. there's been bullying since the beginning of history. it's going to a new level, whether caught on videos, videotaping themselves as they're bullying. a girl killed herself and still you contend there's not a...
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that's the reason why the company made $1.2 billion in north america. you compare that with a year ago, that's almost $2 billion better. clearly big news from ford and expected to be solidly profitable for the remainder of the year. >> real quickly, phil, i can't but imagine that toyota's troubles have to factor into this. toyota's loss is ford's gain? >> absolutely. i think there's no doubt that the problems with toyota at least brought people into ford show rooms to look at vehicles. the research has shown for all the american automakers, once you get people into the show room, you've got a good chance of closing the sale. >> phil lebeau, thank you so much. >>> off the coast of louisiana, that massive oil spill may reach land by saturday and crews are working around the clock to stop that. nbc's ron mott is in new orleans this morning. ron, what are they doing to try to stem the tide of this massive oil spill? >> reporter: hey there good morning. you can see the agitated lake pontchartrain behind me. officials off the gulf trying to scoop up all that
that's the reason why the company made $1.2 billion in north america. you compare that with a year ago, that's almost $2 billion better. clearly big news from ford and expected to be solidly profitable for the remainder of the year. >> real quickly, phil, i can't but imagine that toyota's troubles have to factor into this. toyota's loss is ford's gain? >> absolutely. i think there's no doubt that the problems with toyota at least brought people into ford show rooms to look at...
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. >> before the bombing occurred, there was a sort of fever in america. the fabric of american life had been unraveling. there was a lot of violence in our cities. there was a rise of gang violence in particular. what we learned from oklahoma city is not that we should gag each other or that we should reduce our passion for the positions we hold, but that the words we use really do matter because there are, there's this vast echo chamber and they go across space and they fall on the serious and the delirious alike. >> in a reference in a "new york times" article yesterday proceeding this event today, he talked about some of the rhetoric frankly, from the protests, the tea party protests, and michele bachmann. her particular use of the word, gangster, to reflect our government. this was michele bachmann yesterday. >> i think they don't realize that your iq scores are way above average. we're on to them. we're on to this gangster government. hey, you look happy to me. you don't look angry. that's because you get it and you are smart enough to get off your c
. >> before the bombing occurred, there was a sort of fever in america. the fabric of american life had been unraveling. there was a lot of violence in our cities. there was a rise of gang violence in particular. what we learned from oklahoma city is not that we should gag each other or that we should reduce our passion for the positions we hold, but that the words we use really do matter because there are, there's this vast echo chamber and they go across space and they fall on the...
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somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. >>> the year before the great depression, republican campaign ads for herbert hoover boasted falsely that republicans had put a chicken in every pot. now as the country begins to emerge from a near depression, republicans are campaigning on chickens again. our number three story, i'm not making this up, we have the video, the republican front-runner against senate majority leader harry reid of nevada is advancing a health care system in which you would pay for your check ups, x-rays, mammograms, your kid's stitches, with chickens. did i mention i'm not making this up? her name is sue lowden and she has been beating reid handily in the polls. so far on monday, the wealthy former tv news anchor and current gambling executive appeared on local television and outlined her vision of health care reform. the interview aired following remarks she made last week in which she suggeste
somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. >>> the year before the great depression, republican campaign ads for herbert hoover boasted falsely that republicans had put a chicken in every pot. now as the country begins to emerge from a near depression, republicans are campaigning on chickens again. our number three story, i'm not making this up, we...
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the most highly recommended bed in america. >>> i'm tamron hall. right now on msnbc news live the senate is in session at this hour. in just a couple hours, in fact, a test vote is expected on the biggest change to the financial system since the great dprep depression. how close are democrats and republicans to a deal? >>> right now fema officials are on the ground in mississippi getting a first-hand look at the damage caused by this weekend's deadly tornado. with more than 100 tornadoes reported over the last four days, we'll check in with the weather channel about what we can expect this tornado season. and sending the national guard to chicago to stop the violence, two lawmakers say it is the best solution after more than 100 murders since january. but is the request crossing the line? we'll talk with one of those illinois lawmakers who wants to make this happen. >>> this hour the senate moves toward a test vote on wall street reform. the vote expected around 5:00 p.m. eastern time. today's procedural vote is only the beginning of the debate of
the most highly recommended bed in america. >>> i'm tamron hall. right now on msnbc news live the senate is in session at this hour. in just a couple hours, in fact, a test vote is expected on the biggest change to the financial system since the great dprep depression. how close are democrats and republicans to a deal? >>> right now fema officials are on the ground in mississippi getting a first-hand look at the damage caused by this weekend's deadly tornado. with more than...
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somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. we all do it. but you don't have to. thanks to secret flawless renewal... with odor-absorbing micro capsules that capture... odor and release a fresh scent. it's still working, so you can stop checking. right now, walmart has rolled back prices on top lawn care brands like poulan pro, brute by briggs & stratton, pennington, scotts and spectracide. along with thousands of others all over the store. it's rollback time! save money. live better. walmart. sure, but let me get a little infortion first. for broccoli, say on for toys, say two. ys ! the system can't process your response at this time. what ? please call back between 8 and 5 ceral standard time. he's in control. gobye. even kids ow it's wrong to give someone the run around. at ally bank you never have to deal with an endless automated system. yocan talk to a real person 24/7. it's just the right thing to do. >>> ten are dead and more are m
somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. we all do it. but you don't have to. thanks to secret flawless renewal... with odor-absorbing micro capsules that capture... odor and release a fresh scent. it's still working, so you can stop checking. right now, walmart has rolled back prices on top lawn care brands like poulan pro, brute by briggs & stratton,...
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america's favorite no calorie sweetener. ♪ >>> okay. i'll show you later. >> welcome back to "morning joe." >> i'm trying to convince pat to getten an ipad. i think i've got a hard, hard sell. >> do you want to know what was cute in the car? the driver was saying that pat calls -- is it the gps or what was -- >> no, no, no, he calls computers -- >> yeah. computers in general machines. >> that's right, machines. that's old school, baby. >> this is a great machine. >> that's right. >>> time for a look at some of today's top stories. we will start with the coast guard continuing to search the waters off louisiana on the slim chances of finding 11 workers still missing after a massive oil explosion. the burning platform sank into the gulf of mexico raising fears that 300,000 gallons of crude could spill into the water every day. that could pose a serious environmental threat, especially if the oil slick reaches the louisiana coast, some 50 miles away. >> the great concern there is the loss of life. and it is a real personal tragedy for thos
america's favorite no calorie sweetener. ♪ >>> okay. i'll show you later. >> welcome back to "morning joe." >> i'm trying to convince pat to getten an ipad. i think i've got a hard, hard sell. >> do you want to know what was cute in the car? the driver was saying that pat calls -- is it the gps or what was -- >> no, no, no, he calls computers -- >> yeah. computers in general machines. >> that's right, machines. that's old school, baby....
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>> that's not what america -- >> what decade are we in? >> i was against the mccain/kennedy bill, i called it amnesty because it was amnesty. any time you tell 13 million people, come to america and you broke the law and we're going to let you in, but to go the other direction to say, we're going to stop all americans who are hispanic who -- it's just -- that's -- that's offensive. >> interesting. a lot of people saying now this is the time to talk about federal immigration reform. you had the sunday shows, mitch mcconnell saying we have too much on our plate, economy and health care, this is not the time for that. >>> coming up, we're getting mad in the morning as jim cramer joins us on the set of "morning joe." >>> knee details on the george w. bush's memoir from inside 9/11 and his decision to quit drinking. >> i'll have to make that decision some time soon. especially in the morning, before 6:30. boom, it's just hitting. >>> and later, are aliens really out there? wait until you see who's saying, yes, we and we should leave them alone.
>> that's not what america -- >> what decade are we in? >> i was against the mccain/kennedy bill, i called it amnesty because it was amnesty. any time you tell 13 million people, come to america and you broke the law and we're going to let you in, but to go the other direction to say, we're going to stop all americans who are hispanic who -- it's just -- that's -- that's offensive. >> interesting. a lot of people saying now this is the time to talk about federal...
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because the wealthy in america, the most educated america, over the past 8, 12 years have been breaking the democratic party for cultural reasons, not for economic reasons, and there's been a great shock on wall street that this president has been more progressive than they expected. they don't think he's a capitalist. i'm just saying what they think on the street. and so now you have people with a lot of money. i mean, barack obama got the most money in '08 from goldman sachs, from all the hedge fund people, from wall street, all the big money. so now republicans say, okay, here's money we haven't gotten close to in 8 to 12 years for cultural reasons. and now these people, we've got a chance to get it back. so they want barack obama's money. and they want it from goldman sachs. >> the irony here is if you go talk to a lot of -- not all of them, but if you talk to a lot of leading financial people, i think they want this done. i think they say, look. they agree on 90% of what's in -- what's in this bill. >> tired of being the bad guys. >> and they don't want to be -- look -- >> where's
because the wealthy in america, the most educated america, over the past 8, 12 years have been breaking the democratic party for cultural reasons, not for economic reasons, and there's been a great shock on wall street that this president has been more progressive than they expected. they don't think he's a capitalist. i'm just saying what they think on the street. and so now you have people with a lot of money. i mean, barack obama got the most money in '08 from goldman sachs, from all the...
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and yet america -- a large segment of america adores her. >> absolutely. she is a ratings rock star. what i find interesting about this terrific piece is it really shows we're now into a new phase of the nexus between celebrity and politics because there was in era before where people used celebrity to get into politics, which was fair enough. you know, arnold schwarzenegger, et cetera. now we have a new era which is people using politics to get into celebrity. >> right. >> i mean, i feel that when sarah palin is really talking to these tea party movements, she's not really talking to them as members of true believers in a political movement. she's talking to them as consumers. i mean, this is her market, her audien audience. it's not really about politics for her. it's really about celebrity. it's pretending to be politics. that's how i read sarah palin. she's created a new kind of celebrity. >> and mark halperin, what's so fascinating is -- and you would greatly offend both of these political figures -- >> are you getting texted? >> -- by saying this. bu
and yet america -- a large segment of america adores her. >> absolutely. she is a ratings rock star. what i find interesting about this terrific piece is it really shows we're now into a new phase of the nexus between celebrity and politics because there was in era before where people used celebrity to get into politics, which was fair enough. you know, arnold schwarzenegger, et cetera. now we have a new era which is people using politics to get into celebrity. >> right. >> i...
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this is america. >> indeed it is. elijah cummings, thank you very much, and i wish you a happy easter weekend. thank you. >>> and politico's jonathan martin with the latest on the sex shop spending spree. >>> but how should the president celebrate the victory? "the daily show"'s john stewart has an idea. >> you don't have to relax in real time. pack it all into one of those '80s movie maun tajs. we're part of nature, and as we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves. it's a selfish thing to want to protect nature. i never intended to be a businessman. we made the world's best climbing equipment out of here. we realized that putting in and taking out of all these pitons was causing damage to the rock. so, i made these little soft aluminum chalks that you just put in with your fingers. and i'm a dam buster. we've been working for years to take this dam out. the reservoir behind it is only 4 feet deep-- the water gets real warm, kills a lot of the life in the river. when you take out a dam, that's a real victory. i mean, a
this is america. >> indeed it is. elijah cummings, thank you very much, and i wish you a happy easter weekend. thank you. >>> and politico's jonathan martin with the latest on the sex shop spending spree. >>> but how should the president celebrate the victory? "the daily show"'s john stewart has an idea. >> you don't have to relax in real time. pack it all into one of those '80s movie maun tajs. we're part of nature, and as we destroy nature, we destroy...
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america's beverage companies have removed full-calorie soft drinks from schools, reducing beverage calories by 88%. together with schools, we're helping kids make more balanced choices every day. ♪ the smell of freshly juiced wheat grass we're helping kids make more band hand pressed shirts.y. whatever scents fill your household, purina tidy cats scoop helps neutralize odors in multiple cat homes. purina tidy cats scoop. keep your home smelling like home. nature knows just how much water vegetables need. so, to turn those vegetables into campbell's condensed soup, we don't boil it down, our chefs just add less water from the start. ♪ so many, many reasons ♪ it's so m'm! m'm! good! ♪ want to make sure allergies don't always have to keep you cooped up inside. that's why we're making it easier for everyone to find allergy solutions. by offering products like new zyrtec liquid gels. zyrtec, the fastest 24-hour allergy medicine, is now available in a liquid gel. zyrtec liquid gels work on your worst symptoms... indoors and out. you'll also get the expert advice of your walgreens pharmaci
america's beverage companies have removed full-calorie soft drinks from schools, reducing beverage calories by 88%. together with schools, we're helping kids make more balanced choices every day. ♪ the smell of freshly juiced wheat grass we're helping kids make more band hand pressed shirts.y. whatever scents fill your household, purina tidy cats scoop helps neutralize odors in multiple cat homes. purina tidy cats scoop. keep your home smelling like home. nature knows just how much water...
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. >>> well, in america today we are getting closer to fully exposing the greatest con and cover-up in this history, it involves our banks, the federal reserve, our congress, and, of course, you and me. first, though, think of the fed as the godfather in this con. >> i'm going to make him an offer you can't refuse. >> the role of "the godfather" played by former
. >>> well, in america today we are getting closer to fully exposing the greatest con and cover-up in this history, it involves our banks, the federal reserve, our congress, and, of course, you and me. first, though, think of the fed as the godfather in this con. >> i'm going to make him an offer you can't refuse. >> the role of "the godfather" played by former
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i think america is going to have to stay engaged very smartly. there's going to be no flipping of anyone. nothing is miraculously going to happen overnight. and it's a long-term process that's going to take time. >> hugh pope, thank you very much. the book is called "dining with al koo al qaeda." we appreciate you being on the show. before we go to break, i've kept pat toomey and maria, and the white house has commented. they say 1 million jobs saved by the stimulus. can you measure that? >> can you measure 1 million jobs? >> how can you not measure it, though? >> i mean, how do you measure it? >> ask the counties and state who is they would have fired if not for this money. >> you can't say it did nothing. you can't say they flushed the money down the it to. >> government can create a job anytime it wants. the problem is the money to pay for that has to come from somewhere, and it comes from lost opportunities -- that money doesn't grow on trees. it comes from the private sector. >> you can't can ask what has it done. >> i asked where is the mon
i think america is going to have to stay engaged very smartly. there's going to be no flipping of anyone. nothing is miraculously going to happen overnight. and it's a long-term process that's going to take time. >> hugh pope, thank you very much. the book is called "dining with al koo al qaeda." we appreciate you being on the show. before we go to break, i've kept pat toomey and maria, and the white house has commented. they say 1 million jobs saved by the stimulus. can you...